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Three-strikes law

sentence, especially life imprisonment for a repeat offender's third felony conviction, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1490.

Sufficient ground

of credit, and not sufficient ground for the purpose of conviction, Nirmaljit Singh Hoon v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1972

Prevention of Crimes Act, 1871

a register of criminals, and the photographing of all persons convicted of crime with a view to their identification, and for

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Special reasons

Special reasons, the words 'special reasons' in the context in which they are used could only means special to the...

Sentenced to imprisonment

the second proviso do not mean 'condemned to prison on conviction', State of Maharashtra v. Chandrabhan, AIR 1983 SC 803 (808):

Reprimand

stigmatization of an offence addressed by a judge to a convicted offender, or by an official superior to an inferior, generally

Remanet

Remanet, means a case or proceeding whose hearing has been postponed; a remainder or remant, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.,...

Reasonable doubt

mean a doubt begotten by sympathy out of reluctance to convict; it means a real doubt, a doubt founded upon reasons,

Public meeting

Act, 1883, and in any other case shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds, or

Proof

1911 WN 53. Proof, evidence, testimony, convincing token means of conviction. Also standard strength of spirituous liquids. See BURDEN OR PROOF;

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